UNHCR to register asylum seekers from Burma in Malaysia
19 August 2013: UNHCR announced last week that it would make an individual registration of asylum seekers from Burma in Malaysia starting from 2 September 2013.
New tourist sites to be developed in Chin State
15 August 2013: Burma’s poorest and a more open Chin State is likely to see a new phase of development in eco-tourism as three new places are to be transformed into visitor attractions.
Local women organization slammed crackdown in Malaysia
15 August 2013 – KUALA LUMPUR: A local woman organization well known for spearheading migrant workers’ welfare slammed government proposal to launch a major crackdown on undocumented foreigners working in various sectors in Malaysia.
Air Supply concert fund to be donated for Chin and Kachin children
14 August 2013: An Australian soft rock band, Air Supply, is to play their first gig in Rangoon tomorrow, with aims to raise fund for children education in Chin and Kachin States.
Demonstrations against Burma-China nickel project in Chin State
12 August 2013: Hundreds of demonstrators, mainly from the Zomi groups in exile, have protested against the Gullu Mual nickel project in Tedim Township of Chin State, Burma.
Communities to set up Zomi FM radio station in 2013
09 August 2013: An organization for Zomi communities worldwide, also known as Leitungbup Zomi Innkuan (LZI), plans to set up a radio station called ‘Zomi FM’ before the end of 2013.
Human Rights Rapporteur to visit Chin State for the first time
9 August 2013: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, Tomás Quintana, will be making his first ever visit to Chin State next week.
Fresh armed clash in North East Burma displaced villagers
21 June 2013: Fresh armed offensive by the Burma Army troops on Thursday against ethnic Palaungs has forced more than a hundred villagers in eastern Shan Sate to flee their homes, according to the Palaung Women’s Organization.
Chin youths engage Burmese Parliament
Thirty members of Chin Youth Forum (CYF) paid a vsit to Burma’s new capital Nay Pyi Taw last week to engage politicians and exchange views with Parliamentarians. For the first time, the youth delegation from CYF met with a group of Union Parliamentarians from Chin State and handed them a policy paper titled “Policy Perspective Proclamation of Chin Youths” on Monday, 15 July 2013.
High School Students in Hakha Forced to Work On Sunday
23 July 2013: Grade 8, 9, and 10 students from three Basic Education High Schools (BEHS) were forced to plant flowers on Sunday last week in Hakha, Chin State, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO).